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Copper | Minerals Education Coalition

Copper is one of the first metals to be used, largely because it occurs in , By 4000 BC, it was being smelted from ores in Israel and other parts of the Middle East , Copper is a common element in many minerals and sometimes occurs in.

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List of copper ores - Wikipedia

Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining process: , Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store.

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copper extraction and purification - Chemguide

This page looks at the extraction of copper from its ores, its purification by electrolysis, and some of its us , Sulphide ores such as chalcopyrite are converted to copper by a different method from silicate, carbonate or , To Main Menu